Eswatini vs Lesotho: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Eswatini
1.07 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
1.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eswatini rank
97th
Lesotho rank
96th
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.11 % change on previous year against 1.07 % change on previous year in Eswatini, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 97th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.46 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 0.7996 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 0.3536 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 2.11 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 0.89 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.6992 % change on previous year | -0.1107 % change on previous year | 0.8099 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.6565 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.4414 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.05 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 0.0789 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.11 % change on previous year against 1.07 % change on previous year in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 97th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.